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TS Laura and Marco
NOAA/NHC ^ | 21 August 2020 | NOAA/NHC

Posted on 08/22/2020 1:57:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse

The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season continues to heat up as we are two weeks shy of average season peak activity. Two tropical systems are taking aim at the Gulf of Mexico concurrently. Tropical Storm Laura has formed east of the Leeward Islands. Marco is approaching the Yucatan Peninsula.

There is a possibility we may see the amazing Fujiwhara Effect, where two storms within 870 miles of each other will dance around each other. If one storm is significantly stronger, the weaker storm will be absorbed into the stronger storm. If the two storms are similar in size, they can gravitate toward each other until they reach a common point where they either merge or they spin each other around for a while before they spin off in different directions. The likelihood of a Fujiwhara Effect is low, however, due to the relatively small area in the Gulf of Mexico.

Laura's fate is dependent upon the extent of interaction with the tall mountains of Hispanola and Cuba.

Mash the graphics below to enlarge. All links and images are self-updating.

Laura Marco

Laura Public Advisory Marco Public Advisory
Laura Forecast Discussion Marco Forecast Discussion
Buoy/Observations near Laura Buoy/Observations near Marco

Bouy Data Northern GOM
Florida Radar Loop with Storm Track
Florida Keys Radar Loop with Storm Track
NW Florida Radar Loop
Mobile AL Radar Loop
West LA Radar Loop
Galveston/Houston Radar Loop



TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: fl; hurricane; la; laura; marco; tropical; tx
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To: DrewsMum; NautiNurse

We were stuck, for hours, in the Rita traffic.

HORRIBLE!! We had two carfuls of kids and pets.....w/no potties in sight.

Finally, an angel Sheriff appeared and directed us off of the interstate and onto a back road that got us to outside of San Antonio, in pretty good time (w/safe potty stops and food, along the route).


81 posted on 08/22/2020 12:47:03 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Jane Long

That is a story for eternity. Sweet.


82 posted on 08/22/2020 12:53:28 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Trumptilla MOAB--Mother of All Boat Parades--Clearwater FL, 8-15-2020)
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To: SE Mom
2004 was the year of the plywood windows and a dark "crack house" motif for much of the summer. Invested in the storm screens after that. Big difference!


83 posted on 08/22/2020 1:02:25 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Trumptilla MOAB--Mother of All Boat Parades--Clearwater FL, 8-15-2020)
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To: cll

Thank you for the correction from PR.

Still overcast here in the DR, only modest winds on the south coast. Rain bands passing through with heavy, but short-lived, rain.


84 posted on 08/22/2020 1:08:55 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE ( I can only donate monthly, but the radical ABCNNBCBS does it every hour on their news.)
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To: NautiNurse

8<)


85 posted on 08/22/2020 1:10:06 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE ( I can only donate monthly, but the radical ABCNNBCBS does it every hour on their news.)
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Were the stores crazy busy today?


86 posted on 08/22/2020 1:12:49 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Trumptilla MOAB--Mother of All Boat Parades--Clearwater FL, 8-15-2020)
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To: NautiNurse

No, no they were not. I walked up the main blvd past the hotel to the local Supermedcardo, and saw lots of customers - But they were lined up (COVID separation dist ants) in front of the watch and jewelry store, the cell phone store, the clothes store. The big grocery store was busy - yes, crowded - but everybody looked more like they were getting normal Saturday levels of stuff. Shelves were near-full too.

Same at the pharmacia next door.

I got two 6 packs, several cans of soup and tuna fish, and two large boxes of crackers. Water bottles and coffee were already back at the room. Flashlights, backup lights and extra batteries.


87 posted on 08/22/2020 2:01:37 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE ( I can only donate monthly, but the radical ABCNNBCBS does it every hour on their news.)
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To: abb; abbi_normal_2; aberaussie; abner; AbsoluteGrace; alancarp; Alas Babylon!; Alia; ...

500 PM NHC Update

TS Laura TS Marco
Laura Headed for the Dominican Republic BIG Changes to the Forecast Map for Marco...
Storm Surge and Hurricane Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast...

Location About 125 MI ESE of Santo Domingo DR
Max Sustained Winds...50 MPH
Moving W at 18 MPH
Pressure 1004 MB
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the FL Keys from Ocean Reef to Key West.

Location About 50 MI W of the Western Tip of Cuba
Max Sustained Winds...65 MPH
Moving NNW at 13 MPH
Pressure 992 MB
A Hurricane Watch has been issued from Intracoastal City LA
eastward to the MS/AL border, including Lake Pontchartrain,
Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans.


On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here-->

88 posted on 08/22/2020 2:06:19 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Trumptilla MOAB--Mother of All Boat Parades--Clearwater FL, 8-15-2020)
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To: NautiNurse

Projected impacts are within about 50 miles of each other and 36 hours apart. Tell me this isn’t 2020.


89 posted on 08/22/2020 2:13:10 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Plugs/Jugs 2020....Joe/Ho 2020...)
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To: NautiNurse

Looks like I get to sit these ones out. Carolina coast is clear - for now.


90 posted on 08/22/2020 2:15:31 PM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: NautiNurse

Dr. Fu Manchu is at it again.


91 posted on 08/22/2020 2:33:51 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: NautiNurse
Thanks as usual for doing the normal fantastic job that you do NN,no one better!
I have been watching Laura for a few days now with the first track pointed directly at us which was actually reassuring.When a storm is pointed directly at your home as Laura was a few days ago odds on it keeping that track or really low.Its more likely to go either north or south of us since they don't go in the same direction forever,they always move.This one moved South and I'm glad.
We are now out of the cone and unless it moves north we wont get any really bad issues from Laura.
This is a storm to watch however.
Some of the forecasts are for it to move over Hispanola and Cuba and still stay at 50 knots and keep its circulation which means its a serious storm. Lots of times they lose a lot when the center crosses land especially the mountains of both islands, we shall see.
Once again we go into prime time storm season without any meaningful buoy info thanks to NOAA.
Key to this storm,information wise, would have been Molasses reef light.This info has been gone for over a year which supports my argument that much of NOAA needs to be privatized.
92 posted on 08/22/2020 2:57:15 PM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic home of the free because of the Brave. Let's all make America great again.)
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To: Rebelbase

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=songs+with+laura+inthe+title&atb=v194-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3Yzgqclyvx0

Have to play this one as she approaches.


93 posted on 08/22/2020 3:02:18 PM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic home of the free because of the Brave. Let's all make America great again.)
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To: NautiNurse

I wonder if the bottom center is from Marco?


94 posted on 08/22/2020 3:06:08 PM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic home of the free because of the Brave. Let's all make America great again.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Only if it targets Key West....


95 posted on 08/22/2020 3:06:44 PM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic home of the free because of the Brave. Let's all make America great again.)
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To: rodguy911

The one raking over Cuba is Laura. Now we officially have Crossfire Hurricane! 45 and his magnificent Hurricane Machine...


96 posted on 08/22/2020 3:13:57 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Trumptilla MOAB--Mother of All Boat Parades--Clearwater FL, 8-15-2020)
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To: NautiNurse
Interesting. Last evening our local meteorologist said the Fujiwhara potential was low because of the small area in the Gulf of Mexico.

It's academic anyway. Latest projections have Marco making landfall in Louisiana when Laura is still over Cuba.

97 posted on 08/22/2020 3:36:22 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: NautiNurse

Whoa, Nelly. And here it looked like we were gonna dodge two bullets. Gotta get back outside and try to get the yard work finished, before one or both pull another Crazy Ivan and track any further east. We may be getting a spot of weather after all.


98 posted on 08/22/2020 3:38:20 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If a really stupid person becomes senile......how can you tell?" - George Carlin)
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To: rodguy911

What did the NOAA do to its buoys? Think they were too sexist or something? (Maybe they could get more funding if they were girlies? )


99 posted on 08/22/2020 3:39:44 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE ( I can only donate monthly, but the radical ABCNNBCBS does it every hour on their news.)
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To: NautiNurse

No. But I expected some kind of shenanigans out of hurricane season this year. Just didn’t expect twinsies.


100 posted on 08/22/2020 3:53:44 PM PDT by DrewsMum
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